Property Record
437 W MILL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church School |
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| Reference Number: | 3503 |
| Location (Address): | 437 W MILL ST |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Julius C. Schultz; F. Staggerwald |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | PARTIALLY PROJECTING ENTRY. ROUND ARCH OVER DOUBLE DOORS. PAIRED ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS ON 3RD FLOOR OF ENTRY. TOWER W/MANSARD ROOF W/DORMERS. This eclectic Late Victorian style wooden building was built as a parochial school for the Zion Lutheran Church in 1897 to a design by local architect Julius C. Schultz. Since then, the school has been converted into apartments and the windows have been altered from vertical to oblong in orientation. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Columbus Republican: January 23, 1897, p. 1; February 13, 1897, p. 1; March 6, 1897, p. 1; September 4, 1897, p. 1. Zion Ev. Lutheran Church Columbus, Wisconsin Centennial. Columbus: 1978. Illustrated centennial booklet with early photo of the church. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |